en <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=unicode-bidi:embed><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Aims:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> Promoting healthy lifestyles among students is crucial, as they can facilitate health education within families and communities. This study aimed to assess health-promoting lifestyles among dormitory-residing students at North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=unicode-bidi:embed><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Instrument & Methods:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2024 among 348 dormitory-resident students at North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, selected via multistage sampling. Data on demographics and health-promoting behaviors were collected using a validated 49-item Persian HPLP-II questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22, which included descriptive statistics, t-tests, and ANOVA.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=unicode-bidi:embed><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Findings:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> Of the 348 dormitory-residing students (mean age 22.42±2.32 years; 34.8% male), the mean health-promoting lifestyle score was 135.82±19.35. Females exhibited significantly higher total and subscale scores than males (p<0.05). Employed students scored higher in total, health responsibility, physical activity, and nutrition (p<0.05). Significant differences were observed based on educational level, mother’s education, father’s occupation, and family income (p<0.05), with lower scores generally associated with lower socioeconomic factors. No differences were found by marital status (except for health responsibility), semester, field of study, or mother’s occupation.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=unicode-bidi:embed><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Conclusion:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> Sociodemographic factors, including gender, employment, educational level, mother’s education, father’s occupation, and family income play a significant role in health-promoting lifestyles.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> Lifestyle,Health Promotion,Students,Education, 571 577 http://hehp.daneshafarand.org/browse.php?a_code=A-10-74829-4&slc_lang=en&sid=4 S.H. Hosseini 1003194753284600372821 1003194753284600372821 No Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran R. Rajabzadeh 1003194753284600372822 1003194753284600372822 No Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran H. Namdar Ahmadabad 1003194753284600372823 1003194753284600372823 Yes Vector-borne Diseases Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran M. Afshin 1003194753284600372824 1003194753284600372824 No “Student Research Committee” and “Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran F. Hosseini 1003194753284600372825 1003194753284600372825 No “Student Research Committee” and “Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health”, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran M. Hasanzadeh 1003194753284600372826 1003194753284600372826 No “Student Research Committee” and “Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health”, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran